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Pension Information

2021 Pension payment dates –

Semi-monthly Only*	All Pension Payments
January 15	January 29
February 12	February 26
March 15	March 31
April 15	April 30
May 14	May 28
June 15	June 30
July 15	July 30
August 13	August 31
September 15	September 30
October 15	October 29
November 15	November 30
December 15	December 31

*Effective July 1, 2011, only those who meet ALL three exemption requirements are eligible to receive semi-monthly payments:

Gross semi-monthly payment is $400 or less ($800 per month) on January 1, 2011
Attain 80 years old on January 1, 2011 (i.e. date of birth is before January 2, 1931)
Began receiving semi-monthly payments by 12/31/2002

The following are changes that are allowed after retirement. Please submit the appropriate forms to ERS for processing.

CHANGE	FORM TO USE	REMARKS
Bank Account and/or Financial Institution	ERS 210 Direct Deposit Agreement	Confirm that pension payment is deposited to new account before closing old account
Federal Income Tax Withholding	2021 W-4P Tax Withholding Form	Refer to tax withholding tables for approximate federal income taxes to be withheld
Mailing Address	ERS 211 Mailing Address Change	To ensure receipt of 1099-R tax statement, annual pension statement, Holomua newsletters, and ERS correspondence.

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Email: dbf.ers.sss@hawaii.gov

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